Description

We are seeking a dedicated volunteer to join the Mongolian Translation Team and play a crucial role in making Khentrul Rinpoche’s events, teachings and resources accessible to the global Mongolian-speaking audience.   The volunteer will translate a variety of materials, including training course content, practice texts, prayers, sadhanas, Rinpoche’s books.  The volunteer may also translate marketing and social media text and videos, subtitling and dubbing, depending on their skill and interest.  Optional: live translation during Zoom webinars of Rinpoche’s teachings and events is also part of the team’s area of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Translate, proofread and/or edit a wide range of materials from English to Mongolian, including:
  • Practice texts, prayers and sadhanas
  • Training course materials (e.g., commentaries, presentations, handouts, manuals)
  • Excerpts and full texts of Rinpoche’s books
  • Text for the websites
  • Social media posts
  • Event descriptions
• Use Dzokden AI tools to assist with pre-translation and translation of specific materials.
• Review and revise Mongolian translations for accuracy, clarity, and consistency with established terminology and style guides.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a Mongolian-English glossary of key Jonang Buddhist terms, ensuring consistency across all translated materials.
• Optional: Provide real-time Mongolian translation during Rinpoche’s teachings and events conducted via Zoom webinar. This includes listening to the speaker in English and simultaneously translating into Mongolian for the audience.
• Collaborate closely with all members of the Mongolian Translation Team, reviewers, and editors to ensure high-quality translations.
• Communicate effectively with the Team Lead regarding project updates, deadlines, and any challenges encountered.
• Follow established translation guidelines, style guides, and quality assurance processes.
• Maintain cultural sensitivity and awareness in all translation work, from both the Jonang Buddhist and Mongolian target audience perspectives,  ensuring that the translated materials are appropriate and accurate for the target audience.

Why This Role Is Important

This volunteer role is absolutely essential for expanding the reach and impact of Rinpoche’s teachings and text within the global Mongolian-speaking community. Accurate and culturally sensitive translations bridge language barriers and make our resources accessible to a wider audience. This role is crucial as it allows Mongolian speakers to engage with profound Kalachakra teachings, practices, and resources that would otherwise be inaccessible.  It preserves these precious teachings for future generations of Mongolian-speaking practitioners.  

This role directly supports Rinpoche’s vision to create the Golden Age of peace and harmony on earth through the Kalachakra Tantra.   Your work helps Dzokden to inspire transformative experiences that cultivate deep inner realization through a strong compassionate and devoted heart.  The virtue generated through your Dharma service is dedicated to the accumulation of merit which is essential for the path to enlightenment.  You have the opportunity to practice the path through a mundane, samsaric role and see how it is possible to transform ordinary work into extraordinary opportunities.  This will help you learn to walk the real tantric path.